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The 10 Worst Traffic Jams Ever

New York City, September 2001

In the hours and days following the Sept. 11 attacks, authorities closed off bridges and tunnels coming in and out of Manhattan to all but emergency vehicles. With the city on lockdown, public transportation shut down and no-go zones in certain key areas, traffic came to a halt across the city. Though transit around New York City can certainly be chaotic, the city hasn’t experienced gridlock quite as bad since. Though last September’s Fort Lee jam apparently came close.